2009 BMW 328I Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

6 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2009 BMW 328I

6 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2009 BMW 328I. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.

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Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints

#11279314 |
I AM TRYING TO REVIEW IF MY CAR IS ELIGIBLE FOR A RECALL EVALUATION.
#11277366 |
WE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SURGED UP A CURB, HIT A SIGN AND THEN HIT A LAMP POST AND THE CAR WENT UP THE CEMENT BLOCK. I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH MORE, BUT THER INSURANCE TOTALED THE CAR AND I SUFFERED FROM BRAIN TRAUMA AND 3 BACK DISKS.
#11142391 |
MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES. OVER HEATING, SMOKING UNCONTROLLABLY,UNABLE TO USE AIR/ HEAT CONDITIONING DUE TO TOXIC SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENT. LIGHTS SIGNAL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND HAVE BEEN CAR PULLING DUE TO MY CAR ISSUES. I FEEL AS THOUGH, MY CAR IS AT RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CAR HAS EVEN SHUT OFF 5 TIMES DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE SMOKE. IN WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT I WOULD ONLY NEED TO PRESSURE WASH THE ENGINE AND IT SHOULD BE FINE. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER BY THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE WASTED SEVERAL DOLLARS DUE TO THIS MATTER WITH MY CAR. ITS PAINS ME DEEPLY THAT I'M HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR. I HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET IT. I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS WITH THIS MATTER.
#11081957 |
I BEGAN EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH MY 2009 BMW 328I SEDAN AS EARLY AS JANUARY 2017. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD SOMETIMES GO ON AND AT OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T GO OFF .I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE HEATER. SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND STALL OUT.IT WOULD HOLD BACK UNTIL I WAS IN 4TH GEAR, IF I EVEN MADE IT THAT FAR BEFORE DYING OUT. IT BEGAN TO SOUND LIKE A OLD VW. L REACHED OUT TO MY LOCAL BMW SERVICE DEPT. FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEMS MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING,.WAS NOT UNDER RECALL BY BMW AT THAT TIME. AND THAT ANY REPAIRS DONE TO MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET. AT THE TIME IT WASN'T AN OPTION. I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE AT A LOCAL INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP.11 MONTHS LATER I BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS ALL OVER...
#11020017 | Crash
" TAKATA RECALL " : I REMEMBER THE MOMENT MY CAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED ( 7-18-17 ) : WHEN I ARRIVED DEL MAR PHARMACY'S PARKING LOT ([XXX] ), ABSOLUTELY I SLOWED DOWN MY CAR AND APPROACHING THE PARKING SPACE. WHEN MY CAR 'S FRONT TIRES TOUCH ONE SIDE OF THE PAVEMENT ( THERE ARE 2 PAVEMENTS SEPARATED APART ABOUT 3 FEET WITH SOIL WHERE ARE PLANTED WITH FLOWERS, EACH PAVEMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 FOOT THICK AND 1/2 FOOT HIGH ). WHILE I STEPPED ON MY CAR'S BRAKE PEDAL, I FELT THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL AND IT JUMPED ON MY SIDE'S PAVEMENT, AND ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME, BOTH AIR BAGS BURST, MADE THE CAR RAN OVER TO ALMOST A HALF OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN 2 PAVEMENTS ( ABOUT MORE THAN 2 FEET ) AND HITTING THE REAR OF ANOTHER PARKING CAR ( ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF MY CAR'S PARKING SPACE...
#11019774 |
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 BMW 328I SEDAN ON THE HIGHWAY DURING PEAK MORNING OFFICE HOUR (~ 07:45 AM CST) ON AUGUST 24TH 2017 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING CONTROL STARTED BEHAVING WEIRD. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT STAYING STRAIGHT. IT WAS GOING TO THE EXTREME LEFT AND RIGHT RESULTING IN THE CAR GOING ALL OVER THE LANES BY ITSELF. I WAS SCARED AND PANICKED AT THIS SUDDEN BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR. ULTIMATELY I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SEEMED TO GET BACK TO CONTROL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND GOT THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. NOTE THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR A MONTH AS I WAS ON VACATION. I AM THANKFUL TO GOD THAT I AM SAFE AND DIDN'T HIT OR GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR!
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